Category «Government Documents»

Report – Taking Responsibility: Why the United States Must Lead the World in Reducing Global Warming Pollution

Press release: “A report released today by the Washington, DC-based National Environmental Trust demonstrates that many U.S. states individually emit more greenhouse gases than hundreds of developing nations combined. The report, Taking Responsibility: Why the United States Must Lead the World in Reducing Global Warming Pollution (99 pages, PDF) compares annual state emissions data to …

Subjects: Government Documents, Internet

EIA Country Analysis Briefs: Azerbaijan

EIA Country Analysis Briefs: Azerbaijan – “Since becoming independent in 1991, Azerbaijan has attracted significant international interest in its oil and natural gas reserves. Foreign investors are helping the country develop its rich oil and natural gas reserves in the Caspian Sea basin, making Azerbaijan to an important energy exporter over the next decade.”

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Oil and Natural Gas Market Supply and Renewable Portfolio Standard Impacts of Selected Provisions of H.R. 3221

Oil and Natural Gas Market Supply and Renewable Portfolio Standard Impacts of Selected Provisions of H.R. 3221: “This paper responds to an October 31, 2007, request from Representatives Barton, McCrery, and Young requesting the Energy Information Administration (EIA) to assess selected provisions of H.R. 3221, the energy bill adopted by the House of Representatives in …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legislation

OPM Posts Draft 2008 Salary Tables Online

“The Office of Personnel Management has posted draft 2008 salary tables on its website, based on the presumption that federal employees will receive a 3 percent raise next year. The tables are premised on a 2.5 percent across-the-board base pay increase and a 0.5 percent locality based adjustment.”

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

EEOC Issues Fact Sheet on Employment Tests and Selection Procedures to Screen Applicants, Workers

Press release: “The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)…issued an extensive fact sheet on the application of federal anti-discrimination laws to employer tests and other selection procedures to screen applicants for hire and employees for promotion…The fact sheet describes common types of employer administered tests and selection procedures used in the 21st century workplace, including …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DOE OIG: Contract Transition Activities at the Nevada Test Site

DOE OIG Audit Report, Contract Transition Activities at the Nevada Test Site, November 2007.

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Hearing Examines Executive Pay and Compensation Consultants

“On Wednesday December 5th the [House Oversight and Government Reform] Committee held a hearing to examine the role played by compensation consultants in determining the pay packages of senior executives at the largest publicly traded corporations. Corporate governance experts, institutional investors, and compensation consulting firms testified regarding the role of consultants in setting executive pay, …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

DHS OIG Audits: Financial Reporting, Financial Controls, USCIS Benefit Fraud Referral Process

OIG-08-13 – FY 2007 Audit of DHS’ Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (PDF, 7 pages) – New 12/04/2007 OIG-08-12 – Independent Auditor’s Report on DHS’ FY 2007 Financial Statement (PDF, 30 pages) – New 12/04/2007 OIG-08-09 – Review of the USCIS Benefit Fraud Referral Process, (Redacted) (PDF, 74 pages) – New 11/29/2007

Subjects: Government Documents

New GAO Reports: Information on Low-Income Veterans' Housing Conditions, Aviation Runway and Ramp Safety

Rental Housing: Information on Low-Income Veterans’ Housing Conditions and Participation in HUD’s Programs, GAO-08-324T, December 05, 2007 Aviation Runway and Ramp Safety: Sustained Efforts to Address Leadership, Technology, and Other Challenges Needed to Reduce Accidents and Incidents, GAO-08-29, November 20, 2007: “FAA and aviation stakeholders have taken steps to address runway and ramp safety, including …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

CRS Report – Botnets, Cybercrime, and Cyberterrorism

Botnets, Cybercrime, and Cyberterrorism: Vulnerabilities and Policy Issues for Congress, Updated November 15, 2007. “Cybercrime is becoming more organized and established as a transnational business. High technology online skills are now available for rent to a variety of customers, possibly including nation states, or individuals and groups that could secretly represent terrorist groups. The increased …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Government Documents, Internet, PC Security

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Economic and Employment Projections

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Economic and Employment Projections, December 4, 2007 – “Projections of industry and occupational employment, labor force, and economic growth covering the 2006-16 decade were released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Department of Labor. The 10-year projections are widely used in career guidance, in education and training program …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

FTC Offers Tutorial for Businesses on Protecting Personal Information

“Protecting the personal information of customers, clients, and employees is good business. The Federal Trade Commission has a new online tutorial to alert businesses and other organizations to practical and low- or no-cost ways to keep data secure. The tutorial, Protecting Personal Information: A Guide for Business, at www.ftc.gov/infosecurity, takes a plain-language, interactive approach to …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy

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